Stones Used to Construct the Foundation of Firestone Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, May 1984

THF118153 / Stones Used to Construct the Foundation of Firestone Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, May 1984

Artifact Overview

In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and painstaking disassembly, workers shipped the buildings' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. In May 1984, craftsmen began re-erecting the farmhouse, piece by piece, making repairs and replicating replacements as needed. They completed the structure just ahead of its formal dedication on June 29, 1985.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Slide (Photograph)

Subject Date

May 1984

Creators

Henry Ford (Organization). Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

S.T.28029.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Film (Material by form)

Technique

Chromogenic processes

Color

Multicolored

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Slides (Photographs) Photographs Building construction Open-air museums Relocated buildings and structures Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Firestone Farmhouse

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